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Merle Henrickson Papers

‹ previous 589 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  LP000193 Extent:  10.5 Linear Feet (5 MB, 8 SB) Date:  1935-1991 Merle Henrickson served as president of United Pub ...

Abstracts - drice - 04/04/2019 - 15:34 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(31863) Organized Crime, Purple Gang, Mug Shots, 1935

A police mug shot of members of the Purple Gang, identified as "Group 135." Identified by number: 25710: Louis Gillerman 21471: James Powell (Dead) 14498: Joe Burnstein 28205: Sam Burnstein, @Sam Stein 32559: Sam Vasallo 32563: Jacob ...

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Fresh Air Society, Camp Tamarack, Belle Isle, 1902

Detroit children participating in a summer camp, probably on Belle Isle, organized by the Fresh Air Society, circa 1902. Records from the Fresh Air Society and Camp Tamarack are included in the JCA Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Records. ...

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(DN_76441) Ford Hunger March, Marchers en route, 1932

Demonstrators fill the streets en route to the Ford Motor Company River Rouge Plant during the Ford Hunger March. Date:  1932-03-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ...

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(28319) Ethnic Communities, Hungarian, Freedom Fighters, 1959

Press conference at the Clark Street YMCA with Hungarian Freedom Fighters. Left to right: Jeno Kutasi, Rev. John Paul Nagy, Antal S.Kosa, William Csato and Tibor Magyar. Date:  1959-01-06 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(27967) Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPPSD), Police, Confrontation, 1970

Acting mayor, Mel Ravitz (at center), addresses the crowd gathered during the confrontation between Detroit Police and members of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPPSD). The confrontation began when two police officers attempted to issue o ...

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(DN_2176_2) Ethnic Communities, Polish, Neighborhoods, c. 1910s

Two women and a three young children stand beside a fence in one of Detroit's Polish neighborhoods. Date:  Circa 1910s Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Metro Detroit ...

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(DN_36201_5) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Neighborhoods, Corktown, 1960

The diverse architectural styles of Corktown are featured in this photograph of a street slated for demolition, including workers' cottages, an apartment building, and a Victorian style home. Part of a series of photographs taken to document the ab ...

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(28316) Ethnic Communities, Hungarian, Social Clubs and Organizations, 1940

Margaret Williams, Joe Martin, Marjorie Yaku and Frank Baldizar pose for a photo in tradtional costume during the Vero Hay Society picnic on Belle Isle. Date:  1940-07-04 Physdesc:  Photograph Photograph ...

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Gallery Announcement: World War I Centennial

... World War, primarily that of the doctors and nurses from Detroit’s Harper Hospital working out of Base Hospital #17 in Dijon, ...

Blog entry - eclemens - 09/05/2014 - 16:49 - 0 comments - 0 attachments